Privacy Policy

Compare Insurance is committed to protecting and maintaining your privacy. The details that we collect from you are collected lawfully and in accordance with the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth) (the "Privacy Act").

Personal information we collect

We only collect personal information that is necessary for us to provide you with the functions and services offered on our website. In general, the type of personal information we may collect and hold includes, but is not limited to; name, contact details, geographic location, and transaction details relating to your use of our services and any preferences you tell us about.

You are able to gain access to the personal information that we hold about you at any time.

How we collect your information

Compare Insurance collects information from you directly when you submit your personal information using our online forms. Instances of these forms include:

  • When you register on our site and use the review features available.
  • When you complete a comparison and opt to have results emailed to you.
  • When you provide us with feedback or complete one of our user surveys.
  • When you opt in to receive news, alerts, surveys and special offers from us.

How we use the information you supply

In general, we may use your personal information to:

  • provide you with the services and/or products you require
  • to verify your identity
  • to communicate marketing and promotional activities with you

We will only send marketing and promotional material to you if it is provided in response to a specific request by you. If you do not wish to receive email communications from us, you can unsubscribe at any time, either using the link on the emails we send you, via your login on our site or by contacting us via email at: unsubscribe@compareinsurance.com.au

Sharing your information

We will never disclose your personal information to any unrelated third parties unless you have expressly asked us to do so for the purposes of providing further services.

Cookies

Compare Insurance may set 'cookies' for your web browser. A cookie is a small piece of information that is stored on a computer for the purpose of storing your preferences, recording session information and collecting information on the web pages visited by users in order to help us continue improving our services.

Cookies are industry standard and used by most websites. If you do not wish to receive any cookies you may set your browser to refuse cookies however this may restrict access to some pages and services within the website.

Data Security

We take all reasonable precautions to protect the personal information we hold about you from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access.

Ability to access and control your information

You have the right to access, correct or delete any personal information held by Compare Insurance by contacting us at:

Compare Insurance Pty Ltd
Level 11, 307 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Compare Insurance may update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to your email address or by placing a prominent notice on our site.